Convergence

It felt way too rushed. Stuff just kept happening one after another with barely any time to process any of it, and the ending didn't really hit at all. There were a lot of big moments that should've had more impact, but they didn't land because everything moved so fast.

If I hadn't played the games, I honestly don't think I would've understood half of what was going on. It felt like the show was relying on people already knowing the lore instead of making it accessible to new viewers.

That said, Isabela Merced did a really solid job. And visually, the show looked great. The set design, effects, and overall aesthetic were really impressive. You can tell a lot of effort went into making it look good.

Keeping it brief. Super disappointed of the writing this season. Everything from the plot, the emotional parts and the dialogue came from episode 1 too feel more and more like something to just fill out the season with.

The two parts that the game was divided into would absolutely fit into a single season. You can clearly see where the series uses parts from the game. Thinks like, smart clickers, WLF and "the war about something" feels like they just get introduced. 6 hours is a looong time, but I cant even remember the plot in any of these episodes, it is far away from the chapter like storytelling in season 1.

How season 3 will decent is something that probably will be the downfall from a lower height.

So yeah, there's no question that season 2 failed to live up to season 1. While those who played the game were likely expecting this and tempered expectations, those who didn't had a much further distance to fall on the rather big letdown.

I won't waste any time talking about the various controversies in casting choices, agendas and messages that many are busy arguing over in every corner of the internet. So with all that aside, this whole season felt like one big checklist of major plot points which simply weren't significant enough for me to remember or care about 2 years from now when we get the next 10ish episodes that have been teased a bit by the show runners. This season had its share of low points and cringe worthy moments which will be what stick around in my mind and I suspect the same will be for many others.

The really frustrating part is that the show still did have its moments of greatness pop up here and there. 2/7 episodes this season were up there with the prime quality of the first season but all in all, the squeeze isn't worth the juice we get from this kind of setup.

6/10 watchable and skip-able.

All right y'all let's get to business here. This show is so boring. The plot doesn't feel like it has any guiding force, but it feels like the characters just need to do a checklist of things. It really feels like the plot is making itself up as it goes along and the entire entirety of the show is just trying to get characters from place A to place B. While this might work for a video game, this is so unbelievably boring to watch like I was not even enjoying watching any of this. And the idea that Abby's character gets an entire season potentially to herself in season three is just laughable at best who is even gonna watch this show in the next season? Im feeling silly for even watching it now!

Don't get me wrong. I still love the show. Compared to what's out in tv right now, this is still grade A tv. But clearly a lot less than season 1. Especially for a season with only 7 episodes. The pace was as if it was 24 episodes.

There was so many tangents jn plot, story, script and needless scenes for a 7 episode season. They did pretty well at gritty scenes but lost sight if the big picture at having impactful moments. The. If part of this season that failed where season 1 shined is getting us to have enough background in the characters to care about if they make it or not.

Now we have to wait 2 more years for another couple episodes. This show endangers thme "stranger things" curse if taking so long between seasons that I forget to care anymore.